Oakland

2007. Survival Pending Revolution: The History of the Black Panther Party. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. Paul Alkebulan is a former member of the Black Panther Party and worked on the first free breakfast program for school children in Oakland in 1969. He is Assistant Professor of History at Virginia State University. Because the author was a Black Panther and now have a history degree, he talks about the Black Panther Marxist view and how they would use that opinion to spread their…

For the last 55 years, the National Football League (NFL) sports team, Chargers have played professional football in San Diego, California. In their first year of inception, the Chargers played in Los Angeles, California. The Chargers are owned by the Spanos family and is led by the patriarch, Dean Spanos. His sons, John and AG Spanos are head of football operations and business operations, respectively. The Chargers currently play in Qualcomm Stadium (originally named San Diego Stadium, and…

season of hit reality show16 AND PREGNANT, has a net worth of around $30 thousand. Biography & Wiki Evans was born on 19th December 1991. Her father had left her in childhood so she was raised by her mother Barbara. She completed her high school at Oakland, North Carolina. She got involved physically with her boyfriend Andrew Lewis and ended up being pregnant. But she ended the relationship as her boyfriend got arrested by the police. Jenelle gave birth to his son Jace Vahn Evans on 2nd August…

Alameda County Health Care Services Agency (HCSA) and the Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY) in Oakland, California are working together to produce Restorative Justice, a New Approach for our Schools program. It aims to “build a cohesive, caring school community that allows for improved and increased communication. This includes setting…

program at Oakland University in 2013 at that time my goal was to obtain my BSW with a minor in child welfare. My other goal was to work for the D.H.H.S in child protection services. I never thought about going further in my education mostly because I am a much older student and the amount of debt already accumulated seems slightly overwhelming. The other reason is my age itself, or at least it was. When starting out I let my age become a negative and always felt somewhat out of place. Oakland…

In a nation built on the back of slaves, where the people of non-white colors were pronounced to be less than human, the movements attempted to bring equality to all people are far from over. In modern days, after so many battles have been fought and won in the war for equality, there is still so much inequality in the nation. As the flower of segregation was withered, the seeds of racism had been to far buried in our nation’s format. To this day, racial inequality lives in places less visible…

“Take me out to the ballgame” is a song well known among baseball fans. Unfortunately, when it comes to money Major League Baseball is unfair. Rich teams can afford any player they desire, while poor teams have to invest in their rookies and young stars. Studies show that most stars go where the big money is. Money plays a large behind-the-scenes part in regards to the sport of baseball. So rich organizations have the upper hand. Certain star players command such high salaries that teams must…

I chose the job of a marine officer/ patrol officer of Keego Harbor, MI since I enjoy the water and boating, and planning to have a career in the law enforcement field. A marine officer, would patrol the bodies of water, mostly the larger ones, and, in many cases, would consist of switching from marine to patrol officer, depending on the weather and the season. The requirements of the position would be very similar to that of a patrol officer, but slightly different, and, in a way, more advanced…

EarthTeam is an internship that meets once a week after school focusing on implementing and educating students about the three bin system. The reason why I joined EarthTeam is because I want to change the habits of Oakland Tech’s students and also positively impact the community. Oakland Technical high school is a diverse school located in the city. The school is encompassed with an abundance of fast food restaurants and students are given the liberty to have off campus lunch. Because of this,…

In part 1 of Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys, Rios focuses on the ‘hypercriminalization’ of a particular group of interest living in Oakland, California. Not only does he believe that hypercriminalization is the “primary form of social control in several marginalized communities,” (20), but he also believes that it is so integrated into their day to day lives that its presence is virtually unnoticeable to them. This being said, it is clear that the main theory or set of…